Have you seen this one?

Here is a link that might be useful: Pretty bed

Did you see this one from Penney's:

limoges bedding

or this one:

endear bedding

I've always liked this one from The Company Store, in ivory:

Here is a link that might be useful: Greek Key Comforter

I have the Endear Bedding and despite it saying dry clean, you can wash it at a big laundromat. It is beautiful and the perfect ivory/cream tone on tone color. it is so much prettier than the picture.

Ooh - some pretty ones. Paintchips - I think I'll have to stuff the pretty bottom of that one in to my footboard so probably won't go there.

The Endear seems very nice. It is on close-out too - what do you think about the ivory vs. gold?

I didn't realize I posted this one and posted another one tonight of my room with pictures.

Thanks for your help - I may have to order from JCP - went there today and did not see either of these suggestions...

I just saved the 'Soft Gold' color of the Endear in my cart on JCPdotcom. If any of you look at pics in my other post, let me know if I should stick with ivory or move to soft gold or maybe even the sage (not sure DH likes the idea of green).

Your help is appreciated!!

If you live near a JCPenney.com and use their free shipping promotion, you can order each color and decide what looks best in your room. Then wait for the JCPenney free shipping promotion to order the rest of the pieces and immediately return the ones you do not want.

It is so nice in person and a true tone on tone beautiful comforter.

JCPenney.com has free shipping on $49 or more through Feb. 7. Code: HEART.

Please, do you realize how costly that is to businesses to order several for the purpose of returning them? It's nice enough that they offer free shipping to their customers. Add a sale onto that and, sheesh.

Please, do you realize how costly that is to businesses to order several for the purpose of returning them? It's nice enough that they offer free shipping to their customers. Add a sale onto that and, sheesh.

I have a small Penney's and have to order like this. Last round for my master was 3 comforter sets, one that I loved had full pillow sets.

The problem, especially this time of the year is there is a catalog change, just got the spring in the mail so some stuff may be sold out.

I'm a good customer of Penneys and keep most of what I order. Our store is getting a remodel, hopefully they will start stocking more so that I don't have to do this.

Once items are opened, too, stores can't just resell them (although I certainly have seen boxes taped shut). They are not 'new' anymore. Aside from any laws, I know I most always will pass by anything that doesn't look completely unopened and new.

Squirrel, I understand your concerns. But trust me that companies that do business on the internet or by catalogue figure in the percentage of returns and those related costs into the cost of doing business. They expect returns, they expect multiple size or color ordering.

Those costs are still less for them than having to stock brick and mortar locations with every item in every color or size. Shipping from warehouses allows control of costs, and also much better inventory control, which is a big deal.

As for items being resold as new, they are. There is absolutely no rule that I know of that stores can't resell items as new that are returned. They simply re-package them in fresh packaging when they get returned. They have machines that do the heat-sealing just as it was on the original packaging, after they put the item in a fresh bag. In a retail store that may be more of an issue, but truly shouldn't be. When you buy clothing in a store, you don't know how many times it has been tried on and re-hung or re-folded. Same way with shoes, or bras. So what is the big deal if the bedspread bag has been opened, as long as you can check the item for damage?

Even a new car can be sold as new with hundreds of miles on it, as long as it has never been titled.

DH worked for Spiegel/Eddie Bauer for 20 years, and I worked for the great indoors (a Sears company) so I have some insight on how catalogue and internet sellers work. I agree that it is better to not have massive returns, but as I said, some of that is expected and is a normal cost of doing business via catalogue or the internet.

Believe it or not our Sam's Club had some really pretty ivory ones when I was there last. I had never thought to look for bedding there but it was really nice. I looked at their online site and didn't see the ones that were there(the ones online were not all that pretty), and I assume that they vary from store to store.

I was told by a retailer that they're not allowed to resell as 'new' once opened, although I can't remember the scenario of the discussion. With electronics and things, I think they have to retest, repackage, and sell as refurbished. (Personally, I don't want any opened bedding :)

I do realize that's a normal part of doing business. Excessive returns on the other hand -- cost of goods go up, up, up. Short-term gratification, long-term penalty. They are in business for profit. There are no free lunches. We pay one way or the other.

I do think it's important to consider ones fellow business owners and our shopping and consumption habits in a larger framework than bringing everything home just to try it on and return. I've noticed a large increase in prices just due to the higher fuel costs of recent. The economy is bad.

It's wasteful and costly. We all pay in the end anyway.

Speaking of multiple returns and clothing -- I'm remembering how some stores are putting limits on the number of returns per customer to crack down on that type of shopping. It did include catalogue orders.